Key Verse Spotlight
Proverbs 31:3 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“Give not thy strength unto women, nor thy ways to that which destroyeth kings.”
Proverbs 31:3
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
The words of king Lemuel, the prophecy that his mother taught him.
What, my son? and what, the son of my womb? and what, the son of my vows?
Give not thy strength unto women, nor thy ways to that which destroyeth kings.
{It is} not for kings, O Lemuel, {it is} not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink:
Lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted. {prevert: Heb. alter} {of any...: Heb. of all the sons of affliction}
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